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1Founding Boys is a {{Webcomic}} created by Marina "Jay" F. The story focuses on an AlternateUniverse [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution American Revolution]]. The comic retells the events of the American Revolution as a school rebellion. The story opens with Thomas Jefferson arriving [[BoardingSchool the King's Colonial Academy]]...
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3It used to update on Thursdays, but stopped at #51 in 2012 and hasn't started up again since.
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5The first page can be found [[http://foundingboys.smackjeeves.com/comics/1062412/prelude/ here]].
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8* TheAlcoholic: Benjamin Rush. But he can stop drinking any time he wants. Really.
9* AnachronismStew: George Washington is seen talking to Alexander Hamilton on the phone in one comic. Lampshaded in the author's notes.
10--->''"And yes, people, I will occasionally break that wall and have technology in Founding Boys. It's an alternate universe; it's allowed for the sake of comedy."''
11* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The author's notes of [[http://foundingboys.smackjeeves.com/comics/1186420/hes-your-responsibility/ this comic]] acknowledge that John and Edward Rutledge weren't twins, but they are portrayed as such to explain them both attending school at the same time.
12* {{Delinquents}}: The Sons of Liberty are portrayed as this.
13* DreadfulMusician : Thomas Jefferson in the "He Plays the Violin" strip. He does play the violin-- to a certain extent.
14* EverythingsSexierInFrench : Well, Thomas Jefferson sure thinks so. From "Francophile":
15---> ''Alexander Hamilton: "Ohh, nothing. Someone told me that he gets like a weird Franco-boner when he meets French people, so I couldn't resist."''
16* ExtracurricularEnthusiast : If stripping and running around the school naked at the mention of the Abacus Club didn't clue you in, Richard Henry Lee is one.
17* ForeignExchangeStudent : The Marquis de Lafayette, with all the stereotypes you'd expect.
18---> ''Marquis de Lafayette: "It eez a pleasure to make your acquaintance monsieur!"''
19* TheInsomniac: If Benjamin Rush is to be believed, Patrick Henry hasn't slept in "about 172 days".
20* {{Keet}}: James Madison.
21* LargeHam: Patrick Henry.
22* NewTransferStudent: Thomas Jefferson.
23* TheQuietOne: George Washington.

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